The Bridge Between Animal Rescue (2025)

22/06/2025

Meet Gorda!

At 10 years old, Gorda may be considered a senior — but don’t tell her that! This spunky poodle mix is full of life, love, and personality. She’s a petite girl, fully grown at just 12 pounds, and she’s healthy, happy, and ready to find a forever home where she can soak up all the attention she craves.

Gorda is fully vetted, heartworm negative, and even had her dental cleaning done. She’s great with other dogs and currently lives peacefully with a pack of pups and a cat. She’s also crate, potty, and leash trained — the full package!

As a poodle mix, Gorda will need regular grooming to keep her coat healthy and comfortable — and she’s totally worth the pampering. She also has a sensitive tummy and does best on prescription food, which helps keep her feeling her best.

What really makes Gorda special is her deep devotion to her people. She’s a true velcro dog who will follow you everywhere (privacy? never heard of it), and she insists on snuggling up in bed at night. She thrives in public and loves meeting new people, showing her affection with lots of love and tail wags.

Gorda is equal parts hilarious and heartwarming — a loyal little shadow who will bring endless joy and laughter to the lucky person or family who adopts her.

Apply to adopt:

BridgeBetweenAnimalRescue.org/adopt

20/06/2025

17 dogs.

That’s how many lives we’ve saved since last Friday, and today, we desperately need to raise funds for $5 Friday to make sure we can replenish our medical fund after a week of emergencies.

Getting on social media and begging for donations is one of the harder parts of running this rescue. I’ve never been the kind of person who likes asking for help, but have had to obviously push past that to ask for help for our animals.

We’ve taken on 24 new animals this month, 17 being in the last week. Our shelter partners are bursting at the seams. Puppies are being dumped in boxes left and right. Adults with skin issues or timidness are considered less adoptable and higher risk for euthanasia. The pleas don’t stop. We know we can’t save them all, but we’re going try our hardest to save as many as we can. These pictures may tell you their names, but don’t tell you their stories yet. We will do so when we get a moment to breathe.

We have a lot of fosters working hard right now mending broken souls and providing love and care to the animals we’ve saved. Now we need the community’s help to fund their care. We were in a good standing until we had three emergency visits this week for new dogs, and a few unexpected visits for other dogs. We need your help more than ever. Please consider making a $5 donation. No amount is too small.

Donations can be made in the following ways:

Venmo: (last digits are 4153)
PayPal/Zelle: [email protected]

*PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CORRECT VENMO AND OUR 4 DIGIT CODE, THERE ARE IMPOSTER ACCOUNTS*

19/06/2025

Our boy Pluto is home 🤍

What a scare the last 48 hours were. Having a dog that you pull unexpectedly break with parvo is one of the worst feelings. You know that their life depends on whether or not you can afford the thousands of dollars that it takes to hospitalize them.

Last week was a huge week for new intakes, and one of the worst times for us to face this unexpected emergency.

But I like to believe that Pluto came to us for a reason. We met Pluto on a shelter tour last week. He was owner surrendered just moments before we left, and we knew we couldn’t leave him. If he would’ve come into the shelter just 30 minutes later, we would’ve never met him, and who knows what would’ve been his fate.

We have only raised $1770 of the $3808 total for his hospitalization, so we had a huge loss to our medical fund. With new intakes (being introduced soon) we are now stretched very thin until we’re able to fundraise more. You can help us replenish our medical fund in the ways listed below, and thank you all who have donated. It means the world to us, to Pluto, and our other animals 🤍

Donations can be made in the following ways

Venmo: (last digits are 4153)
PayPal/Zelle: [email protected]

17/06/2025

URGENT ‼️ Donations needed to save Pluto’s life!!

I had planned to post introductions of our newest intakes - one of those being Pluto - but yesterday, he started having some concerning symptoms. The kind you pray a puppy doesn’t have.

Loss in appetite. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Lethargy. And of course our minds immediately go to the one thing we pray it isn’t…

Parvo.

We got Pluto into the vet in the evening, and sure enough, he is positive.

Pluto is now fighting for his life. He has already been given the very costly antibodies, because we aren’t taking any chances and are going to give him the best shot we can.

We’ve already spent $3,355.94 and anticipate this amount going up if he needs longer than 24 hours in the hospital. Please help us help him fight. 🙏

Donations can be made in the following ways

Venmo: (last digits are 4153)
PayPal/Zelle: [email protected]

16/06/2025

Before we introduce all of our new faces, I need to reshare this face here. This is Brock. Brock has only been with us for a few months, but in that time, his foster journey has been pretty rocky.

Brock’s first foster couldn’t continue, which meant he headed to a backup foster who usually doesn’t foster full time due to work travel. Brock has bounced around back and forth to this person and to temp fosters, and yet despite all of the chaos of moving around, his foster and volunteers have made a great effort to get Brock to many of our adoption events and have continued advocating for his adoption. Yet despite his frequent event attendance and social media presence, we haven’t had a single adoption inquiry for him.

Brock is a solid dog. He is active, intelligent, loving, goofy, and loyal. He enjoys playing with other dogs but doesn’t need another dog in the home to thrive. He’s even met kids and loved them. He would thrive with a person who is looking for an active and loving dog.

Brock’s temp foster is about to travel for the majority of July. We can’t keep bouncing Brock around because it isn’t fair to him. We are looking for a new full time foster for Brock - or bette yet - an adopter!

Brock would be an awesome foster for someone looking to skip the early stages of fostering. He’s crate, potty, and leash trained. He is fully vetted. The hard parts are over. He just needs someone to open their home until his forever is found (or maybe this post will reach an adopter)! Either way, this boy has to move and we need your help.

If interested, please email us at:

[email protected]

15/06/2025

When we love our foster dogs, we love them enough to let them go and live out the remainder of their lives in a loving home.

But we also love them enough to welcome them back when those adoptions don’t work out.

Otis has officially been returned to our rescue.

I’ve had Otis back now for a couple of weeks and haven’t shared his return yet. He was really nervous when he came back, but is now one with my pack again, and has made himself extra comfortable by insisting he should sleep under the covers in the bed.

Otis is ready to find his true forever home again.

Otis is a sweet and sensitive Chihuahua x Dachshund mix with a quiet spirit and a big heart. He’s about 2 to 3 years old and weighs around 10 pounds, just the right size for a lap companion and loyal shadow.

Otis came into rescue in January 2025 after being found in a home with his deceased owner and several other dogs, left to fend for themselves for an unknown amount of time. He was very shut down in the shelter, but once in foster care, he began to come out of his shell and heal.

He was adopted earlier this year, but recently returned because he wasn’t as social as his adopters had hoped. Otis is scared of new people and dogs at first and needs slow introductions—but once he’s comfortable, he’s affectionate, loyal, and deeply attached to his people.

Otis would do best in a calm, low-key home with adopters who don’t expect him to be the life of the party. He doesn’t need a bustling social life, just someone who’s happy to let him be himself. He’s perfectly content relaxing in his crate when new guests come over, and he’s happiest following his person from room to room, always ready for a cuddle. He would not be an ideal candidate for an apartment or condo environment without adopters willing to work through his fear of strangers.

If you’re loyal, loving companion and are willing to give Otis the patience and understanding he deserves, he just might be your perfect match.

Apply to adopt:

BridgeBetweenAnimalRescue.org/adopt

13/06/2025

Don’t let the name fool you—Tiny Tim is big on personality! This adorable 1-year-old Jack Russell mix may only weigh around 10 pounds, but he’s full of love, energy, and charm.

Still very much a puppy at heart, Tiny Tim is playful, affectionate, and happiest when he’s close to his people. He absolutely adores other dogs and thrives in their company, playtime with canine friends is one of his favorite things!

He’s currently being fostered in an apartment and doing well. Although he’s still getting the hang of being left alone and adjusting to crate time, he’s already made great progress with crate, potty, and leash training and is eager to learn.

Tiny Tim is almost fully vetted. His final vaccines have been completed and his neuter surgery is scheduled. He can be adopted before the appointment, as long as his adopter can transport him. The rescue will fully cover the cost of his remaining vetting.

If you’re looking for a loving, energetic companion who’ll bring nonstop joy and snuggles into your life, Tiny Tim might just be your perfect match.

Apply to adopt:

BridgeBetweenAnimalRescue.org/adopt

(You can meet Tiny Tim at House of Brews tonight, 6/13 6-9pm)!

13/06/2025

Come out tonight to support local rescue organizations! Bring a donation, get a free pint of beer! See you there!

12/06/2025

✨ Meet Miracle (Mimi)! ✨

Mimi’s name says it all — she truly is a miracle. When she came into the shelter as a stray, she was skin and bones, starving and barely surviving in the elements. But since coming into her foster home, Mimi has blossomed into the sweetest, calmest, and most loving dog you could ever meet. She is believed to be between 2-4 years old and is about 40 pounds.

Mimi shows her gratitude every single day. She’s put on healthy weight, loves to play, and has learned what it means to just be a dog again. She’s incredibly dog friendly and gets along beautifully with dogs of all ages, sizes, and temperaments in our pack.

This girl is patient, gentle, and especially loves playing with her favorite rope toy. She tosses it up in the air and plays catch with herself (cutest thing you’ll ever see!). Mimi is fully crate and potty trained, rides like a dream in the car, and has traveled with her fosters, adjusting beautifully to new environments. She’s happy to snuggle in bed with you or cozy up on a dog bed nearby.

After so much neglect, Mimi is so ready to shower her forever family with love.

✅ Dog-friendly
✅ Kid-friendly (all ages)
✅ Crate and potty trained
✅ Calm, loving, and patient
✅ Has completed heartworm treatment
✅ spayed, microchipped, and UTD on prevention
❓ Cat compatibility unknown

If you’re looking for a loyal companion with a heart of gold, Mimi is ready to be your miracle. 💛

Apply to adopt:

BridgeBetweenAnimalRescue.org/adopt

12/06/2025

Today is the day for our event with Veronica Beard hosted by some very generous supporters here in Charleston! Come out to meet some of our adoptable dogs and learn about our rescue! We will be there from 2-5pm.

Can’t adopt? That’s fine! Veronica Beard is donating a portion of sales back to us today, so go get some shopping done to support us 🐾🛍️ (we love an excuse to shop)!

09/06/2025

PUPPY FOSTERS NEEDED!

This family of five joined us last Friday after being found out in the country! There were ten puppies total, and sadly one did pass. Four others were rehomed before we were able to acquire the litter. We immediately got these littles into the vet due to being so sick. Thankfully their only illness was a bad case of parasites! They’re on day four of meds and doing much better, so it’s time for them to head to fosters!

All supplies are provided, vet care is covered by the rescue, and if you have a vacation planned, we will line up care while you’re away. If you’re an approved foster, please message us if you’re interested in puppy fostering! New fosters can send a DM (or contact us through our website since sometimes DMs don’t show up)!

📍 Charleston area only

09/06/2025

Ending the weekend with a Sadie update!
If you don’t already know Sadie’s story, you can catch up by going back a few posts.

Sadie was knocking on death’s door at the shelter. We got her into our vet, and she was soon admitted to the emergency veterinary hospital after we learned she was experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis. She’s also suspected to have cancerous tumors but, at this time, is not a candidate for surgery to confirm.

Thankfully, Sadie responded well to treatment, and her diabetes has been well managed since starting medication. We got an update from her foster family today… Sadie has more energy than ever and even chased a ball!

We owe a huge thank you to her foster family. It’s rare for someone to step up and foster a senior dog, especially one with medical issues. When we found out Sadie was diabetic, her fosters could have thrown in the towel, but instead, they doubled down. They’ve given her amazing care and are making sure this sweet girl knows nothing but love and comfort.

We don’t know exactly what Sadie’s future holds, but we do know she’s finally living the life she’s always deserved thanks to her incredible foster family and nothing makes us happier than watching her grow stronger and experience so much love. 🤍

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